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We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. Philippine province near Taiwan risks being ‘pawn’ in US-mainland China rivalry

2. Malaysia-Singapore causeway: after 100 years, ‘it’s mutual lah’

3. Revealed: quirky secrets which make China’s Dragon Boat Festival special

4. Captive hell? Undercover inspection reveals plight of some Bali elephants

5. She rode every Hong Kong ferry. What did she find in city’s remote places?



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Chinese civilisation’s true age; engineer leaves US to find freedom: 7 science highlights

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Philippine province caught in US-China rivalry, Dragon Boat secrets: 5 weekend reads

Tourists ride on elephants, at Mason’s Elephant Park and Lodge, Bali, Indonesia, 2024. Photo: Dave Smith

A man exits a Chinese restaurant in Santa Ana, near the Philippines’ northernmost EDCA site used by US forces. Photo: Jeoffrey Maitem

A worker at the port of Santa Ana, Cagayan Valley in the Philippines. Photo: Jeoffrey Maitem

The Malaysian city of Johor Bahru, with heavy traffic seen on the Johor-Singapore Causeway at dusk. Photo: Getty Images

The Post delves into some of the lesser-known traditions and customs involved with China’s famous Dragon Boat Festival. Photo: SCMP Graphic Image

Animal welfare groups slam Bali’s elephant parks for cruelly exploiting their captive animals for tourism, while park owners say the elephants enjoy human interaction and exercise. Photo: Dave Smith

A view from the deck of a Hong Kong ferry. Boats big and small ply a surprisingly large number of routes, serving remote islands and stretches of coast. Photo: Bettina Wassener

China’s Chang’e-6 lift-off, Cathay’s cadet troubles: 7 highlights of the week

An image of the lander and ascender on the moon’s surface taken by a mobile camera carried by Chang’e 6. Photo: CNSA

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Prospective migrants and their families gather outside Dhaka airport last Friday, awaiting updates about their tickets. Photo: Redwan Ahmed

A view of a sleeper carriage for the new China Railway overnight service between Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai. Photo: MTR

Crystal Jade in Singapore has been feeling the heat for a promotional campaign for char siu that employs a Cantonese insult often directed at children by frustrated parents. Photo: SCMP

Singapore singles shun dating apps, a visual guide to severe flight turbulence: 5 weekend reads you may have missed

More people in Singapore are shunning dating apps, and instead are signing up to events for singles who want to mingle with potential partners in person. Photo: TNS

A couple poses for pre-wedding photographs next to the Merlion statue in Singapore. Photo: AFP

A look at what causes severe turbulence, where some of the world’s most turbulent flight paths were in 2023 and how travellers can stay safe. Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

The “two-dish-rice” shops typically operated in lower-income neighbourhoods before the pandemic. Photo: Daniel Suen

In Japan, a person with poor hygiene habits or who wears too much perfume could be a perpetrator of “smell harassment”. Photo: Bloomberg

Duan Luming (right) with some members of his quantum computing research team at Tsinghua University. Photo: Handout

Panda diplomacy, Columbia’s Chinese protesters, Taiwan’s ‘US whisperer’: 7 reads about US-China relations

Two-year-old giant panda Bao Li is seen in his habitat at Shenshuping Base in Wolong, China. He and prospective mate Qing Bao will be sent to the US by the end of the year, officials have said. Photo: Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute via AFP

Photo: Reuters

Illustration: Henry Wong

Photo: The Tu family

Photo: AP

Photo: Bloomberg

Photo: Getty Images via AFP

Photo: Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

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From a crucial Singapore-Malaysia link to the plight of Bali’s elephants, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From a crucial Singapore-Malaysia link to the plight of Bali’s elephants, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


Philippine province caught in US-China rivalry, Dragon Boat secrets: 5 weekend reads

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}From a crucial Singapore-Malaysia link to the plight of Bali’s elephants, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. Philippine province near Taiwan risks being ‘pawn’ in US-mainland China rivalry

2. Malaysia-Singapore causeway: after 100 years, ‘it’s mutual lah’

3. Revealed: quirky secrets which make China’s Dragon Boat Festival special

From a crucial Singapore-Malaysia link to the plight of Bali’s elephants, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend